# Leo Eloesser

> Leo Eloesser, a noted thoracic surgeon and volunteer of the Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War, was born in San Francisco. He spent his undergraduate years at Berkeley and in 1901 went to Germany to study medicine. He became a pioneer in the field of thoracic surgery and joined the faculty of the Stanford Medical School in 1912. A surgical procedure known as the Eloesser flap is named for him.

*American surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/leo-eloesser

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1881
- **Died:** 1976
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Leo Eloesser, a noted thoracic surgeon and volunteer of the Lincoln Battalion in the Spanish Civil War, was born in San Francisco. He spent his undergraduate years at Berkeley and in 1901 went to Germany to study medicine. He became a pioneer in the field of thoracic surgery and joined the faculty of the Stanford Medical School in 1912. A surgical procedure known as the Eloesser flap is named for him.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Leo Eloesser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Eloesser)
- [Leo Eloesser](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Eloesser)
- [ليو الويسر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6523698)

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